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Should SA use the army to fight gangs? The short answer is no

Lindy Heinecken, Stellenbosch University When President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the deployment of the South African National Defence Force to... Read more

21 Feb

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‘We won’t tolerate crime’ – Lesufi on army deployment

Johannesburg – Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has welcomed the deployment of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers to... Read more

13 Feb

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Cape Town to Ramaphosa: ‘You don’t fix crime with soldiers’

Cape Town – The City of Cape Town has pushed back against suggestions that deploying the South African National... Read more

27 Jan

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Extortion gangs terrorise Cape Town’s immigrant shop owners

By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Phumeza Halonisi A man was shot dead and two other were shot and injured in... Read more

20 Nov, 2025

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15 nabbed in Gauteng gang blitz: Guns, drugs, and stolen car seized in SAPS crackdown

Johannesburg – Fifteen suspects have been arrested across Gauteng following a series of targeted operations conducted by the South... Read more

29 Oct, 2025

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Guns, gangs and gold: The battle for Zambia’s riches

People illegally mine for gold in this forest in north-western Zambia. Photos and videos supplied By Charles Mafa, James... Read more

20 Oct, 2025

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WATCH | Cachalia declares war on gangs — ‘we will crush organised crime’

Cape Town – Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia has vowed to intensify the state’s fight against gang violence in... Read more

9 Sep, 2025

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Devil worship, muti and murder: what’s behind the growth of occult gangs in SA?

Dr Ashwill Ramon Phillips, University of the Free State Gang-related crime in South Africa is widespread, but is under-reported... Read more

12 Jul, 2025

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Armed gangs target five Cape Town schools, demand 10% of teachers’ salaries

On Friday 14 March teachers at Zanemfundo Primary School did not show up to work and instead went to... Read more

20 Mar, 2025

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Two teens gunned down in Lavender HIll gang violence

Cape Town — Two teenagers from Lavender Hill died on Tuesday night in what police suspect to be a... Read more

18 Dec, 2024